GoPGC (stylized as GOPGC) is a bus transportation system serving Prince George's County, Maryland. There are 24 bus routes, with most operating between Washington Metro stations in the county, with two routes running to Upper Marlboro. In , the system had a ridership of or about per weekday as of .
The service was originally known as "The Bus" until 2025, when rebranding saw the name shortened to "Prince George's County Transit", and rebranded again in 2026 to GoPGC.
History The idea for Prince George's County establishing its own transit system was initially brought up in 1986, to provide better transportation access to the Upper Marlboro Courthouse and other important government offices, that were isolated from the WMATA Metrorail and Metrobus system. At the time, WMATA charged counties the costs of operating some routes, because regional routes were not profitable due to lower ridership. Prince George's County decided it would be cheaper for the county to operate their own transit system instead. Prince George's County learned to watch Montgomery County, which successfully developed its own Ride On transit system in March 1975 in response to WMATA asking the county to pay for routes operating in Montgomery County. Prince George's County's TheBus system was created in January 1990. The first two routes that Prince George's County started off operating were routes 20 and 21. Route 20 would operate between Addison Road station and the Upper Marlboro Courthouse. Route 21, on the other hand, would operate between the New Carrollton station (WMATA's Orange Line's northern terminus in Prince George's County) and the Equestrian Center, also serving the Upper Marlboro Courthouse. After observing the success of these two routes, Prince George's County decided to add four new routes in April 1996 to serve residential areas being built around WMATA's northern Green Line stations in Prince George's County, which opened in December 1993. These new routes served areas somewhat already served by WMATA, providing additional transportation service to residents and business there. Even more routes were added as several Metro Green Line stations opened in January 2001 and in December 2004 when Morgan Boulevard and the Largo Town Center stations on the Blue Line opened.
On November 7, 2020, TheBus launched Saturday service on several routes, marking the first time that service was not restricted to weekdays in the agency's then-30-year history. All Saturday routes would operate every 30–45 minutes between 6:00 AM and 6:00 PM.
In 2023, TheBus partnered with Metrobus to redesign its current network dubbed as Better Bus. After months of proposals, on November 21, 2024, WMATA approved its Better Bus Network Redesign, which began in 2022. All TheBus routes were renamed into P routes. At the same time, TheBus changed its name to Prince George's County Transit.
In May 2026, Prince George's County Transit announced they would launch new Sunday service beginning on June 14, 2026, on five different bus routes. They had long been criticized for being the only bus operator serving a county fully or partially within the Beltway to have no Sunday service, and they had no weekend service at all before Saturday service launched in 2020.
On August 24, 2026, Prince George's County Transit TheBus announced they will rebrand to GoPGC on September 2, 2026 after a 36-year run being branded and known as TheBus since its initial launch in January 1990.
Authority While a bus service operated in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C., by Metrobus, or a local or state government in Maryland, is not required to have an Operating Authority from the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission, such authorization is required for a service operated by a non-government agency. Because GoPGC is operated by RATP Dev, under a contract with Prince George's County, it has operating authorization as WMATC 3226.
Routes All routes operate on Weekdays with select routes operating on Saturdays and Sundays. Service usually ends around 6:30 pm on most routes with some routes ending at 8:00 pm. Sunday service on select routes began on June 14, 2026. GoPGC does not operate on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
All routes listed below began service on June 30, 2025.
RouteNameTerminalsMajor streetsService NotesHistory P19 Greenbelt - Laurel Greenbelt station Laurel Town Center Baltimore Avenue Konterra Drive Contee Road Laurel-Bowie Road Weekday peak hours service only Began service on June 3, 2024 Existing routing of the former Route 61. P22 Greenbelt - Cheverly Greenbelt station Cheverly station Good Luck Road Hanover Parkway Greenbelt Road Cherrywood Lane Annapolis Road Weekday trips from Greenbelt alternate ending between New Carrollton and Cheverly. Weekend service operates between Greenbelt and New Carrollton only. Combination of a modified Route 16 routing and WMATA Metrobus Route F13 between Cheverly and New Carrollton. Sunday service began on June 14, 2026. P23 New Carrollton - Fairwood New Carrollton station Bowie Medical Center Whitfield Chapel Road Annapolis Road Operates Monday-Friday Only. Combination of former WMATA Metrobus Routes B24 and F13. P2X Greenbelt - New Carrollton Express Greenbelt station New Carrollton station Greenbelt Road Cipriano Road Annapolis Road Weekday peak hours service only Existing routing of the former Route 15X. P37 College Park - Adelphi College Park station Adelphi Adelphi Road Campus Drive Weekday peak hours service only. Replaced former WMATA Metrobus Route C8 portion between College Park and Adelphi. P43 Takoma Langley - Addison Road Takoma Langley Crossroads Transit Center Addison Road station University Boulevard East-West Highway Queens Chapel Road Annapolis Road Columbia Park Road Martin Luther King Jr. Highway Existing routing of the former Route 18. Sunday service began on June 14, 2026. P44 New Carrollton - Downtown LargoNew Carrollton station Downtown Largo station Pennsy Drive Landover Road Kent Village Drive Sheriff Road Brightseat Road Operates Monday-Friday Only Combination of the former Route 27 between Downtown Largo and Palmer Park, and a modified routing of the former WMATA Metrobus Route F12 between Kent Village and New Carrollton. P52 New Carrollton - Upper Marlboro New Carrollton station Upper Marlboro Courthouse Garden City Drive Ardwick-Ardmore Road Lottsford Road Largo Road Operates Monday-Saturday Only Existing routing of the former Route 21. P54 Cheverly - Addison Road Cheverly station Addison Road station Columbia Park Road Cabin Branch Drive Sheriff Road Nalley Road Central AvenueOperates Monday-Saturday Only. Existing routing of the former Route 23 with service along Walker Mill Drive being replaced by Route P56. P56 Addison Road - Downtown Largo Addison Road station Downtown Largo station Morgan Boulevard Hampton Park Boulevard Ritchie-Marlboro Road Harry S. Truman Drive Campus Way South Largo Road Saturday trips operate between Downtown Largo and Morgan Boulevard only. Operates Monday-Saturday Only. Existing routing of the former Route 26 with an extension to Addison Road via Central Avenue and Walker Mill Drive. P57 Downtown Largo - Woodmore/Jericho Downtown Largo station Woodmore Town Centre Largo Drive West Lottsford Road Medical Center Drive McCormick Drive Campus Way North Operates Monday-Friday Only. Existing routing of the former Route 28. P5X New Carrollton - PGCC Express New Carrollton station Prince George's Community College Garden City Drive Ardwick-Ardmore Road Landover Road Campus Way Weekday peak hours service only Existing routing of the former Route 21X. P64 Suitland - Downtown Largo Downtown Largo station Suitland station Brightseat Road Hampton Park Boulevard Ritchie Road Silver Hill Road Modified Routing of the former Route 24 between Forestville and Central Avenue (Eastern Half), with the terminus moved to Downtown Largo, and combined with former WMATA Metrobus Route K12 between Penn Mar Shopping Center and Suitland station. Route 24 now serves Central Avenue, Hampton Park Boulevard, and Edgeworth Drive, swapping the original routing with Route 26. Sunday service began on June 14, 2026. P65 Capitol Heights - Forestville Capitol Heights station Penn Mar Shopping Center Rollins Avenue Walker Mill Road Forestville RoadOperates Monday-Saturday Only Existing Routing of the former Route 24 between Forestville and Capitol Heights station (Western Half). P71 New Carrollton - Bowie New Carrollton station Bowie State University John Hanson Highway Laurel-Bowie Road Operates Monday-Friday Only Modified Routing of the former WMATA Metrobus Routes B21, B22, and B24. P76 Addison Road - Upper Marlboro Addison Road station Upper Marlboro Courthouse Addison Road Marlboro Pike Old Marlboro Pike Main Street Every other weekday trip and all Saturday trips bypass Melwood Training Center. Operates Monday-Saturday Only. Existing routing of the former Route 20. P77 Villages of Marlborough - Marlboro Meadows Village Drive West Correctional Center Village Drive West Marlboro Pike Old Marlboro Pike Operates Monday-Friday Only Existing routing of the former Route 53. P78 Equestrian Center/Courthouse Equestrian Center Water Street Operates Monday-Friday Only Existing routing of the former Route 51X. P83 Naylor Road - Suitland Naylor Road station Capital Crossing Apartments Suitland Road Silver Hill Road Iverson Street 23rd Parkway Operates Monday-Friday Only Existing routing of the former Route 34 and combined with former WMATA Metrobus Route C12 between The Shops at Iverson and Naylor Road station. P84 Branch Avenue - Brandywine Brandywine Crossing Branch Avenue station Brandywine Road Crain Highway Operates Monday-Saturday Only Existing routing of the former Route 36 with an extension to Branch Avenue station. P85 Branch Avenue - Southern Maryland Hospital Center Branch Avenue station Southern Maryland Hospital Auth Road Allentown Road Temple Hill Road Piscataway RoadOperates Monday-Saturday Only Modified routing of the former Route 30. P86 Naylor Road - Clinton Naylor Road station Clinton Park & Ride 28th Parkway Temple Hill Road Brinkley Road Coventry Way Woodyard Road Combination routing of the former Route 32 and former WMATA Metrobus Route H12. Sunday service began on June 14, 2026. P88 Southern Avenue - Branch Avenue Southern Avenue station Branch Avenue station Southern Avenue Owens Road Brinkley Road Allentown Road Auth Road Existing routing of the former Route 33. Sunday service began on June 14, 2026. P95 Southern Avenue - Friendly Southern Avenue station Fort Washington Park & Ride Lot Friendly (Allentown & Old Fort Roads) Southern Regional Technology and Recreation Complex Bock Road Southern Avenue Service to Fort Washington operates weekday peak hours only (AM to Southern Avenue, PM to Fort Washington) Every other weekday peak hour trip and weekday midday trip operates between Southern Avenue and Friendly only. Saturday service only operates between Southern Avenue and Southern Regional Technology and Recreation Complex Operates Monday-Saturday Only Modified routing of the former Route 35 combined with WMATA Metrobus Route W14. Via MGM National Harbor
GoPGC Link In addition to fixed-route buses, TheBus system also includes microtransit service. Rides cost $2 and must be booked and paid with the TransLoc app.
Fare The use of the buses has been free since June 30, 2025. The fare was $1.25, but seniors, the disabled, and students (between 2:00PM and 7:00PM) riding free. On October 13, 2008, TheBus began accepting payment using SmarTrip regional farecards.
Fleet Vehicles used in the fleet are manufactured by Proterra (now Phoenix Motorcars), Gillig Corporation, Eldorado National (now ENC), Ford and New Flyer.